I recently bought a 53 F100 with a 3.8 motor and trany from a 88 T-bird. I
don't know who the guy is that installed it (several owners ago) but he
didn't have any luck installing the digital instrument cluster. the only
thing that works is the fuel gage. I want to take it all out and install a
set of VDO or Autometer gauges. Does anyone know if an electronic speedo or
mechanical speedo from these companies will work? Does the stock T-bird
trany have a gear for a mech.speedo?

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Ok after totally rebuilding a C6 in a 79 3/4 ton 4x4... with a tci pro super
kit and a cheetah full manual shift reverse pattern valve body i have came
upon one problem. One left over part..... this part is not in the exploded
views of the parts diagrams and is not listed in the two differnt manuals..
it is a small plastic valve. anyone have a clue???

> Ok after totally rebuilding a C6 in a 79 3/4 ton 4x4... with a tci pro
super
> kit and a cheetah full manual shift reverse pattern valve body i have came
> upon one problem. One left over part..... this part is not in the exploded
> views of the parts diagrams and is not listed in the two differnt
manuals..
> it is a small plastic valve. anyone have a clue???
>
>
> thanks,
> josh davis
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Small plastic valve.. Could be the pressure Valve that goes under the filter
screen... Filter screen then spring then valve... What exactly does it look
like, because I know that some of the later model C6's used flutter valves
in the valve body (Actually called them pucks). These were just flat pieces
of rubber, worked similarly to the check balls in the valve body... If this
is what you have a good Check ball book from ATSG will help you solve your
problem.

thanks for the response brad, it was one of the first parts i removed before
the rebuild.. im wokring 72 hours a week and have had limited time to do this
and has been strung out over a week. it has a fiber brownish color. a shaft
about 3/16 inch wide and 1 1/2 long. on the end of the shaft it has a larger
bell looking front with a O ring seal.....
let me know.. if you can recognize this.. its driving me nots
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> thanks for the response brad, it was one of the first parts i removed
before
> the rebuild.. im wokring 72 hours a week and have had limited time to do
this
> and has been strung out over a week. it has a fiber brownish color. a
shaft
> about 3/16 inch wide and 1 1/2 long. on the end of the shaft it has a
larger
> bell looking front with a O ring seal.....
> let me know.. if you can recognize this.. its driving me nots
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Are you sure that you put the throttle valve back in... That is what it
sounds like you are describing... It goes into the casing of the tranny, and
then the throttle valve rod, and then the vacuum controlled modulator screws
into the back and into the TV rod.... Hope that helps, if not email me back
and I'll keep racking my brain

where is it located in the casing? my modulator has a hold down not screwed
in. Im sure i pulle dit out of the casing but im just not sure where...
josh
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> where is it located in the casing? my modulator has a hold down not
screwed
> in. Im sure i pulle dit out of the casing but im just not sure where...
> josh
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Ok, where the modulator goes into the casing, there is a rod that actually
goes into the modulator, this is the throttle valve rod, and on the other
end of that rod (not connected) that is the throttle valve. One end of this
valve should be cupped (or belled as you described it) to accept the rod...

ok i got ya brad, yes that steel valve is in. this is just a thin plastic
piece its got a thinner cylindrical shaft about 3/16" then goes to a larger
round part about3/4 inch diameter with a o ring in the groove. and then it
rounds off.. its really weird
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Will early 69-70 windsor heads bolt straight up on a 80's 351 ? Assuming
that it is not a high lift cam are the dished pistons and stock reliefs
enough so that there will be no valve banging? Thanks
Dan

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